Tag: I Love Lucy
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‘I Love Lucy’ Had to Dance Around Lucille Ball’s Pregnancy
I Love Lucy, the 1950s sitcom starring Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz, was groundbreaking in many ways. The casting of Cuban band leader Arnaz in a lead role was a hard sell to CBS until Ball and Arnaz proved they worked better as a team by developing a popular live vaudeville show. They challenged CBS’s…
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One Red Flag At The Start Of I Love Lucy Became Its Downfall
Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz’s fierce, real-life chemistry fueled their roles as the bickering but loving couple on their trailblazing sitcom “I Love Lucy.” No matter how aggravating Lucy’s goofy schemes became, at the end of the day Ricky always forgave her and couldn’t help but be charmed by her wild antics. But behind the…
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One I Love Lucy Scene Had Lucille Ball Fearing For Her Life
Lucille Ball of “I Love Lucy” fame was a groundbreaking comedy genius, paved the way for “Star Trek” to become a cultural phenomenon with her production company, and has been the subject of numerous documentaries and biopics over the years. Some of the most iconic moments in “I Love Lucy” history have been parodied across…
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Lucille Ball Suffered Life-Changing Sacrifices For Star Trek
The TV studio Desilu was founded in 1950 by Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz, which you can probably tell by the name. The famous performing couple initially pitched a TV adaptation of the marriage-based radio sitcom “My Favorite Husband” to the execs at CBS, but that show eventually mutated into “I Love Lucy,” more explicitly…
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This Is the Best TV Crossover Ever
Okay, we all know everyone loves television. But there’s something even better: when your favorite tv show combines with your other favorite tv show. Now, television crossovers are a rarity, but they exist. And there are some good ones to choose from at that. Like that time Superman (George Reeves) came to visit the Ricardo’s…
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The 10 Most Underrated Episodes Of Arrested Development
When “Arrested Development” first aired, it epitomized underrated television. Unceremoniously ending with its truncated, 13-episode third season, the show never got the contemporaneous credit it deserved. While critics at the time were positively beaming with praise — with The New York Times even remarking the premiere episodes proved “sharply satirical” — it lasted a while…
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How Amy Poehler Brought the Love to Documentary ‘Lucy and Desi’
Every woman in comedy idolizes Lucille Ball — and the men should, too — but Amy Poehler got to make a movie about her. Long an accomplished comedian, actress, producer, and director, it’s no surprise that Poehler knocked it out of the park with her first documentary directing job, the warmhearted and jam-packed “Lucy and…
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‘Being the Ricardos’: How Hair and Makeup Team Transformed Nicole Kidman and Javier Bardem
Turning Nicole Kidman into Lucille Ball and Javier Bardem into Desi Arnaz in “Being the Ricardos” wasn’t only about creating a facsimile of the iconic 1950s TV duo.Rather, director Aaron Sorkin instructed hair department head Teressa Hill and makeup department head Ana Lozano, “We are not taking a photograph; we are painting a picture.” The…
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‘Being the Ricardos’ First Reactions: Nicole Kidman Captures the Spirit of Lucille Ball in Aaron Sorkin’s Latest
First reactions to “Being the Ricardos,” Aaron Sorkin’s biopic of comedy legends Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz, are coming in following the movie’s first screening in Los Angeles. The idea of Sorkin, with his divisive trademark style, tackling the material and the casting of Nicole Kidman and Javier Bardem as the “I Love Lucy” stars…
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Nicole Kidman Recalls How ‘Frightening’ It Was to Play Lucille Ball in ‘Being the Ricardos’: ‘I Had Massive Trepidation’
Aaron Sorkin’s “Being the Ricardos” took over Westwood Village on Saturday night as both press and SAG-AFTRA members lined the streets around the Bruin Theater, keen to get their eyes on Nicole Kidman as Lucille Ball and Javier Bardem as Desi Arnaz.Kidman received a standing ovation as she joined Bardem, Sorkin, Nina Arianda, Tony Hale…